Producing a magazine equals hard work

One of the most time intensive prints that we as the Media Department produce.

I spent the last six months, and an over-night dedicated shift to get it finished, printed, and passed out before all of our students/volunteers left. 
Last week, because various vitals of our computer systems, I had the privilege of trying to catch up on several weeks worth of work before Tuesday night. Because of more complications slowing up the process.. I was getting the final approval eight-ish the next morning... no sleep... but not ready to give up. They were sent to the printers..  and because I chose to wait for the proof I slept on the floor of the office until I knew I could be done for the day. SO by Thursday -- lucky me (or not so lucky me) my stomach felt it necessary to accumulate the stress of it all too.. - and I was sick and outta-commission for a whole 'nother 24 hours.


Why all this commitment? Perseverance?


Well to be honest. Every time I see one of these finished.. I ask myself again and am all the more propelled into inspiration to not give up. Each of these teams has a story. Each of them has seen amazing things happen through the training they have received through YWAM Perth. Lets give em more than a yearbook, more than a magazine, more than a few facebook updates to take with them to the next season...

 Above, the photo of the first page of the Doctors Reaching School space. The DRS projects health professionals into an international service career. The aim is to see teams of heathcare workers investing in communities, imparting life-giving skills, establishing new works among the poor and bringing transformation through truth into nations.

A Quote from this Chapter:

 'In Dadeldhura, Nepal, we went hiking up and down two mountains to do a mobile medical clinic in a remote village. We were able to serve 140 patients. It was such a privilege to serve people in such a practical way.'

 -Alyssa

This is the why. We don't just want to leave those stories behind, because behind 

every one of those numbers and memories is the face of someone that was served.

Thank you Beth, Bethany, and Josh for your support, designing those last nights while helping my brain stay awake and organized!Thank you Elli for showing me the ropes, Jordan for the weeks leading up to the final.. and PS. the cover was designed by Bethany H. Photo taken by Ally.. 

More posts about "the Chapter".




Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Jam 1:4

Unforgettable faces

People we will miss...

In the volunteer line of work we are in.. We see heaps of people come and go every three months. Every three months a new crew comes in.. and we get to see them grow as they are trained and we get to stand with them as they go out to countries all over the earth. This time... Mexico street outreach, Thailand outreach, Bali training,.. Eastern Australia flood relief... Aussie Outback ...

We will miss you October Quarter 2010.

Fun times...

Far off lands they came from

 and went

American, South African, Aussie

they arrived as fast as they went.. each giving us memories along the way

in numbers great and small...

Our Place 2011

Yes this is our place. It isn't much but its where we gonna live fo a while. Down the road we would like to do more to make it "our home". 

Australian vocab word of the day: 'FLAT' - As in "Welcome to our flat."

   Flat - Aussie Apartment. Most of the time these are an everyday small to mid-sized apartments. But called both names by YWAMers who seem to have a sub-culture of our own vocab.                                                                                                                                                 

ABOVE: Our Kitchen/Dining room. We are lucky to have those Kitchen cupboards. Although for as much as we eat at the base there isn't as much a need for them. But they are nice for storage for future cookie making and funky coffee mugs and such.

The table came with the flat (left) with those nice chairs I got off the curb of a office building. Free--Oh yeah!

We have coffee together quite often, whilst reading, blogging, and writing to people home.. wish each of you had just a few moments at the chair on the other side. Miss you!

And those stools to the right I got at a thrift-salvage yard. One thing I have learned is Yard sales may not be the popular thing here, but recycling and upcycling is-- And that makes my little vitage color palette happy.

 

 BELOW: Turn the corner and your in the bedroom, blink and you might miss the living room, (containing the 80's black pleather  back-sweat enducing goodness couch. haha) 

ABOVE: After this photo was taken we gave up on the -not-to-be-reassembled- bed frame. After several moments of falling through it.. Frustrating yet comical in the middle of the night.
LEFT: Oh joy.. storage! At this point most of it is hanging storage so we would like to make it more practical by adding some shelving when we get a spare day. **Its currently filled with suitcases and several students suitcases --When all the newbies figure out they're over weight then... why not provide a way. 

   

LAST but not least to ever be taken fo granted when in YWAM especially (community living). A bathroom, aka: 'the toilet'.  In North America we say "Im going to the bathroom -Ill be right back." Here its- "Goin' to the toilet, be back in a sec." Toilet referring to the room not the piece of porcelain you make your sacrifice to. BELOW: Just a little extra. This is the park outside our window. As viewed from the other side of the park. Ive walked through it quite a few times.. but haven't had a chance to hang out in it much

 Beautiful Ain't it?

Oh! and just for fun as a new reference: Our old apartment in the States -- the last time we had our own space 2008!! (notice the camera quality difference too!)

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Featured Christian Artist: DAN CROOK-

Myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/dancrookmusic 

^^listen to his music on his site^^

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And Just a reminder:

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. - Ps 46